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Video: Get a Terrifying Glimpse of The Thing

Full-shriek “gotcha” moments happen with increasing frequency during The Thing, Universal’s upcoming prequel to the 1982 John Carpenter horror flick of the same name.

Dutch director Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. sets the action in a frigid Antarctic locale where scientists have gathered to examine a malevolent entity sheathed in ice. In a new clip, embedded above, crew members joke around before being confronted with a scarifying glimpse of their captive specimen.

The Thing, starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead, opens Oct. 14 in the United States.